Nick Clegg is the former president of Global Affairs at Meta and deputy prime minister of the UK. Clegg joins Big Technology Podcast for a discussion about whether Silicon Valley should be trusted with superintelligence and the risks it will navigate on the way there. In the second half, we also talk about how Silicon Valley uses money to buy influence and wield power in Washington. Tune in for a frank discussion about the economic, business, and political realities facing the tech industry as it pursues it ...

AI Development & Strategy - Microsoft's AI strategy shifts towards AI self-sufficiency [1] - Microsoft is pushing towards "humanist superintelligence" [1] - The company is forming a new superintelligence team [1] - The advancements in power, data, and memory are crucial for AI progress [1] Technological Aspects - Memory plays an important role in AI [1] - LLMs (Large Language Models) are significant in the path towards superintelligence [1] - Power constraints are a key consideration in AI development [1] - Data is crucial for AI development [1] Economic & Future Trends - The economics of frontier models are facing price pressure and commoditization [1] - The vision includes cheap and abundant intelligence [1]

What does AI need to do to deliver real economic value. Let's talk about it with Charles Sansbury, the CEO of Cloudera, who is here with us in studio for a video brought to you by Cloudera. Charles, great to see you.How are you. >> Great to see you and thanks for having me. >> Thanks for being here.We've been talking on the show so much about the economic value of artificial intelligence. Um whether or not there there will be an ROI on this technology. >> I'm so happy to be speaking with you today because y ...

OpenAI's IPO & Market Impact - OpenAI's IPO potential is being discussed, considering its market impact [1] - The market is evaluating whether it can tolerate years of heavy losses from OpenAI [1] - Public scrutiny and financial transparency are crucial for OpenAI [1] - OpenAI's potential as a tech giant is being assessed in relation to its IPO [1] - Risks and vulnerabilities in OpenAI's narrative are being examined [1] Financials & Valuation - OpenAI's revenue and valuation are key factors in its IPO prospects [1] - The importance of growth and financial transparency for OpenAI is highlighted [1] - Trillion-scale capex vs current revenue implications are being analyzed [1] Risks & Challenges - "AGI or bust" strategy creates systemic risk for OpenAI [1] - Potential risks and challenges for OpenAI are being considered [1] - Model gains plateauing, compute economics flipping, or fast followers erasing any AGI edge are potential risks [1] Strategic Partnerships - Microsoft's 27% stake, IP rights, and AWS entanglements complicate OpenAI's story [1] - OpenAI's deal with Amazon is a significant development [1] Apple & AI Devices - Apple's iPhone 17 resurgence is being analyzed for its impact [1] - The future of AI in devices is being discussed [1]

OpenAI's Transformation & Strategy - OpenAI converts to a public benefit corporation, signaling a shift in its organizational structure [1] - Sam Altman outlines OpenAI's next three years, indicating future strategic direction [7] - OpenAI aims to become its own AI cloud, suggesting a move towards infrastructure independence [9] - OpenAI is becoming similar to Facebook, raising questions about its future role and impact [10] Microsoft's AI Ambitions & Partnership - Microsoft aims to host every AI model on Azure, highlighting its cloud computing strategy [4] - Microsoft's negotiation with OpenAI is discussed, revealing the dynamics of their partnership [6] AI Development & Industry Concerns - The discussion questions whether AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) is dead, reflecting on the progress and future of AI development [5] - The report questions the value of building automated AI researchers, prompting reflection on the goals of AI research [8] - OpenAI employees express concerns about becoming "engagement farmers", highlighting ethical considerations [11] - The discussion considers whether the current situation is an "AI wobble" instead of an "AI bubble", suggesting potential instability in the AI field [13] Competitive Landscape - Meta's threat from OpenAI is analyzed, indicating the competitive dynamics in the AI industry [12] - The discussion questions the desirability of the 1X Technologies Neo humanoid robot, raising questions about the future of robotics [14]

A couple years ago, you were rumored as someone who could be the head coach of the Cleveland Browns. You said you're not doing it, but I want to test your football knowledge to see if this could be something that you could do. All right, second and goal.>> Yeah, >> you're down four. 25 seconds left to go. The ball's at the oneyd line.Are you passing or are you running. >> Well, if I have Josh Allen, I'm going to run. If I have Jaylen Herz and uh you know, the the brotherly uh push, then I'm going to run.Any ...

Tony Stubblebine is the CEO of Medium. He joins Big Technology to discuss the future of writing in the age of AI and how platforms should handle AI-generated content. Tune in to hear fresh data on ChatGPT vs. Google referral quality, Gemini’s impact on click-throughs, and Medium’s anti-spam approach. We also cover the RSL licensing push, Cloudflare blocking, creator payouts, and Medium’s writing app. Hit play for a candid operator’s view of what survives—and thrives—as AI floods the web. Chapters: 00:00 Ope ...

Hey everyone, this article, tens of thousands of white collar jobs are disappearing as AI starts to bite. It's one of the most irresponsible pieces of journalism I've seen on artificial intelligence yet. It is an atrocious article.It suggests that AI is taking tens of thousands of white collar jobs. It's going to make so many people fear that their jobs are about to be automated by AI and it's just completely unsupported by anything in the body. This headline is unsupported.Uh, and I think frankly it was im ...

What next steps do AI agents need to take to have a chance at widespread adoption. Let's talk about it with Octa President and Chief Operating Officer Eric Keller, who joins us to talk about it today in a conversation brought to you by Octa. Eric, great to see you.Welcome to the show, >> Alex. Thanks. Thanks for having me on.>> Great to have you here. you know a lot about where AI agents are today, how far they have to go um and what the necessary ingredients are to get them to the state that I think the en ...

from memory. It's important to understand that the way the brain stores memory is very different from the way we think of memory being stored in the digital world. >> This is important.>> Yeah, I think this is important to understand that um memory as it's stored in the digital world really the bits have a physical manifestation um that on some level you could you interrogate them, right. When you when you store a bit it's a spin state or you know uh or something like that. Um and so the reading of those me ...